The Nashua mayor is taking aim at the police chief, saying an investigation targeting her and her family was payback, baseless, politically motivated and leaked as a smear campaign -- all charges the police chief flatly denies.

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A day after confirming a Nashua police criminal investigation against her husband and possibly herself, Nashua Mayor Donnalee Lozeau said she's all but convinced it was leaked in retaliation for asking the police department to make contract concessions.

“It appears that way to me. I’m pretty confident that it really isn’t anything else. I need to have a little time to digest it all,” said Lozeau.

No charges were ever filed, but the mayor said documents she has seen show an informant, who was in a legal battle with her husband David, accusing him of bid rigging and drug use.

Lozeau said that has resulted in several wiretaps and that she may also had been a target.

"Those are the words that I’ve seen in the documents that I’ve read so far that I was a target,” said Loseau. “(I’m) very uncomfortable and I think anybody would feel that way.”

In response, Nashua Police Chief John Seusing issued a statement.

"We are obligated to investigate any allegations brought to our attention related to criminal activity regardless who the focus is. To suggest we used taxpayer money and resources to investigate her or her husband for political purposes is absolutely false. I couldn't be more clear," said Seusing.

The documents related to the investigation remain private, and while a right-to-know request has been filed, it could be some time before we see what the case entailed.

In the meantime, Lozeau said she plans on having a very public conversation about the matter.